# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/monroe-edwards
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:22:48.603Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/monroe-edwards"
name: "Monroe Edwards"
slug: "monroe-edwards"
description: "Monroe Edwards was an American slave trader, forger, and criminal who was the subject of a well-publicized trial and conviction in 1842. Originally from Kentucky, Edwards moved to New Orleans then settled in Texas. He smuggled slaves into Brazil in 1832 and used the proceeds to purchase land in Texas. In 1836, he was again smuggling slaves, this time into Texas. After attempting to swindle his partner out of the profits of the venture, partly with forged documents, Edwards was forced to flee the Republic of Texas to the United States. He then tried to scam money out of various abolitionists in the United States and the United Kingdom, partly with forged letters of introduction. He traveled to the United Kingdom, but his schemes were mainly unsuccessful, and he returned to the United States in mid-1841."
tagline: "American slave trader, forger and convicted criminal"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Engraving_of_Monroe_Edwards_from_the_frontispiece_of_Life_and_Adventures_of_the_Accomplished_Forger_and_Swindler%2C_Colonel_Monroe_Edwards.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1808"
deathDate: "1847-01-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.49
  momentum:             0.7692307692307692
  historical:           5.475126666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "मोनरो एडवर्ड्स"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "مونرو إدواردز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Edwards"
    title: "Monroe Edwards"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "门罗·爱德华兹"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%81%2C_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%BE"
    title: "Эдвардс, Монро"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%88%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%88%D8%B2"
    title: "منرو ایڈورڈز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18711560"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump